- jurisdiction
- US, Minnesota
- level
- state
- domain
- transparency
- status
- in-effect
- scope
- Creates a civil cause of action for the nonconsensual dissemination of an intimate deepfake depicting an identifiable person.
- obligations
- Allows a plaintiff to recover damages, civil penalties up to $100,000, and attorney fees, and to seek injunctive relief, for the nonconsensual dissemination of an intimate deepfake.
- effectiveDate
- 2023-08-01
- penalties
- Civil damages, civil penalties up to $100,000, and attorney fees; injunctive relief available.
- appliesTo
- Any person disseminating a nonconsensual intimate deepfake of an identifiable person.
- notes
- Enacted 2023 (effective August 1, 2023 per Minnesota's standard effective date). Verified against the Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes, July 2026. Companion to the criminal election provision at 609.771.